Kelly Gruber vs. Michael Jackson — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Gruber is hitting 0.143 here, 45% below their career average, while Jackson's career opposing average is 0.226. Gruber also posted an OPS of 0.821, close to the career mark of 0.739. Jackson has had the edge in strikeouts, with Gruber going down once every 2.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.8 PA. No clear edge.
How Kelly Gruber put the ball into play against Michael Jackson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Michael Jackson to Kelly Gruber
Matchup Details for Kelly Gruber and Michael Jackson
Stats that describe the matchup between Kelly Gruber and Michael Jackson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Kelly Gruber Career Plate Appearances
3442
Michael Jackson Career Batters Faced
4966
In this matchup
7
Kelly Gruber Career At Bats
3159
Michael Jackson Career At Bats Pitched
4351
In this matchup
0.143
Kelly Gruber Career Batting Average
0.259
Michael Jackson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.226
In this matchup
1
Kelly Gruber Career Home Runs
117
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed
127
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.143
Kelly Gruber Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
1.000
Kelly Gruber Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.129
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Kelly Gruber Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.232
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.126
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Gruber Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Michael Jackson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
In this matchup
0
Kelly Gruber Career Hit By Pitch
36
Michael Jackson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
56
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Kelly Gruber Career Intentional Walks
13
Michael Jackson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
80
In this matchup
3
Kelly Gruber Career Strikeouts
504
Michael Jackson Career Strikeouts Thrown
1006
In this matchup
2.667
Kelly Gruber Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.830
Michael Jackson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.936
In this matchup
0.333
Kelly Gruber Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
Michael Jackson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Kelly Gruber Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.299
Michael Jackson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Kelly Gruber Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Michael Jackson Career Sacrifice Hits
54
In this matchup
0
Kelly Gruber Career Sacrifice Flies
35
Michael Jackson Career Sacrifice Flies
41
In this matchup
0
Kelly Gruber Career Ground into Double Play
86
Michael Jackson Career Double Plays Enabled
86
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0